News from the Nest
Principal Newsletter ~ Week of September 26, 2022
A Message from Mrs. Lucas
Dear Fern Drive Families,
Tomorrow is SCHOOL PICTURE DAY!
Thank you for attending your child's conference last week. I know that you value the time and opportunity to get to know your child's teacher as well as to hear about their goals for the year.
Looking forward to a great week!
Warmly,
Mrs. Lucas
Go Falcons!
Our New School Site Council Members
George Benfit
Jessica Garry
Rocio Gonzalez
I want to thank all the parents who ran for a seat on our SSC and for everyone who voted!
Thank you!
Upcoming Events Calendar
- September 26th ~ School Picture Day
- October 19th ~ SSC Meeting, 3 pm
- October 22nd ~ Saturday School
~ SPIRIT DAYS ~
Every Wednesday is College Colors Day!
Every Friday is Green Day ~ wear our school spirit wear and/or green and white!
OC United annual Pumpkin Run
Fern Drive PTA
Thank you to everyone who has joined PTA! We really appreciate the support.
We are running a PTA membership contest through the end of September. This is our last week for the contest so please take a moment to join, if you have not yet. The class with the highest percentage of participation will win extra recess equipment of their choice. So far, Ms Ramirez’s class is winning for lower grade and Mr Conti’s class for upper grade. Any class can win, so get your memberships in today!
For clarification, joining PTA can be as much or as a little if a commitment as you choose. We would love for members to attend meetings and volunteer time, but we are more than happy with just the $10 membership purchase.
Please use the QR code below to join PTA today, if you have not already. Go Falcons!
Getting involved: together is always better and benefits our kids! If you would like to volunteer for any of our PTA events, please reach out to one of our amazing Fern Drive PTA Board Members.
Our Parking Lot and Pick Up Time
- DRIVE SLOWLY in the lot and on Fern Dr and Pico Dr
- BE PRESENT when driving ~ please put your cell phones away during this time
- DROP OFF on the sidewalk side of your car only ~ do not permit your child to exit the car in the passing lane
- DO NOT DART across Fern Dr to turn into our lot ~ I see cars turning left and darting into the parking lot, nearly causing accidents
- BE AWARE of the crosswalks and students/families walking through them ~ pedestrians always have the right of way
- USE the CROSSWALKS and please do not walk haphazardly through the parking lot to parked cars
- STUDENTS SHOULD NOT walk across Fern Drive to get into a car without an adult
Character Trait of the Month ~ Responsibility
As parents, here are some things you can do to help your child continue to learn responsibility:
- Assign age appropriate chores at home
- Have students pick out their outfit the night before for the morning
- Have students share you their completed homework and pack their backpack at night
- Have students pack their snack or lunch the night before, if they're bringing one
- Have students participate in an act of giving, such as taking out an elderly neighbor's trash cans, cleaning a grandparents house, etc
Have a discussion with your child about how they can demonstrate responsibility and then be sure to acknowledge it when you see them being responsible.
Fern Drive Foundation
Hello Falcons!
The Fern Drive Foundation for Education and Techknowledgey is thrilled to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year! The Fern Drive Foundation is a volunteer organization made up of parents, teachers, and staff. Our foundation is dedicated to the successful education of our Falcon students. Last year with the help of Apex Leadership we helped raise over 21,000 dollars to help toward our school’s technology fund.
Fern Drive Foundation for Education and Techknowledgy helps create numerous forms of fundraising to give our Falcons the very best education technology available.
Welcome back Falcons, we’re so excited to learn with you. Keep an eye out for our upcoming meetings!
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